Malware Infects Network Hard Drives
The malware “Mal/Miner-C” infects Internet-exposed Seagate Central Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices, and from there takes over connected computers to mine for cryptocurrency. About 77% of all drives have been infected.
Slashdot thread.
EDITED TO ADD (9/13): More news.
Knot Mee • September 12, 2016 8:04 AM
For some reason, my Seagate wasn’t affected. Yipee! Of course, I don’t do bitcoin, either.
One chronic problem with reports of horrible new exploits is they never tell you what to do to stop it, or figure out whether you have it.
Sophos has a good technical write up on it. Check this registry key for bad things first:
Registry Keys Created:
If there is anything shakey there, delete it.
Full write up at:
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/threat-center/threat-analyses/viruses-and-spyware/Mal~Miner-C/detailed-analysis.aspx